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HARD HEAD [25 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Micropogonias undulatus
Latin
Micropogon lineatus
Latin
Micropogon undulatus
Latin
OBS

Micropogonias undulatus (Atlantic croaker) is a species of bony fishes in the family Sciaenidae.

OBS

croaker: common name also used to refer to the species Cynoscion regalis.

OBS

hardhead: common name also used to refer to the species Aythya australis.

Key term(s)
  • hard head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Micropogonias undulatus
Latin
Micropogon lineatus
Latin
Micropogon undulatus
Latin
OBS

tambour brésilien : appellation commerciale française normalisée par le Bureau de normalisation du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
  • Protection of Life
  • Ballistics
CONT

The helmet's core components include an external hard shell, an internal liner and suspension system to achieve a customized fit and minimize acceleration and deceleration of the head while providing comfort and a retention device such as a chin strap to secure the system to the wearer's head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Balistique
CONT

Le système de suspension d'un casque de sécurité absorbe la force de l'impact. Le nombre de points de suspension répartit la force de l'impact pour protéger le porteur du casque, dispersant ainsi le choc initial.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • IT Security
DEF

... the noise made by a computer when the hard drive actuator, arm, or head [is] malfunctioning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Sebastes brevispinis
Latin
CONT

Silvergrey rockfish have a short, heavy-set body with a sloping head and a large, gaping mouth with a protruding lower jaw. Their dorsal fin is hard and spiny anteriorally, followed by soft rays. As their name implies, they are silvery-grey along their flanks, but are white on their underside and a darker grey or olive on their back.

OBS

A fish of the family Scorpaenidae.

OBS

silvergray rockfish: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sebastes brevispinis
Latin
CONT

Le sébaste argenté est un poisson au corps trapu. La partie frontale de la tête est inclinée, la grande bouche est béante et la mâchoire inférieure fait saillie. La partie épineuse de la nageoire dorsale porte une série d'épines dures et la partie molle, des rayons mous. Le dos est gris foncé ou olive, les flancs sont gris argenté et le ventre est blanc.

OBS

Poisson de la famille des Scorpaenidae.

OBS

sébaste argenté : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
CONT

Unlike other terriers, the Dandie Dinmont has a softly curved, rather than angular, body. It has large eyes, a long body, short legs, and a large, domed head crowned by a silky topknot. Its crisp-textured coat, a combination of hard and soft hairs, may be pepper(silver-gray to blue-black) or mustard(light fawn to reddish brown) in colour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats

Spanish

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Record 6 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
CONT

Parallel slalom is all about carving, so hard boots and plate bindings are used with a rigid board which can cut through the snow and give a stable and faster ride. To cut down on air resistance, riders lean into the turns and wear skin-tight suits. Most wear knee-height shin guards as they often hit the gates as they pass them, and helmets protect the head.

CONT

Ivica Kostelic of Croatia and Maria Pietilae-Holmner of Sweden won the first parallel slaloms in the World Cup. The event in Munich was open to the top 16 Alpine skiers, who raced side by side down a 200-meter course that contained 20 gates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

Épreuve de slalom (ski, planche à neige ou autre sport de descente) disputée simultanément par deux concurrents sur des parcours identiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esquí y snowboard
DEF

Modalidad de competición de esquí alpino en la que dos esquiadores bajan simultáneamente por dos recorridos de eslalon prácticamente idénticos, situados en paralelo.

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Record 7 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Protection of Life
DEF

A helmet specifically designed to protect the head of the horse rider from horse's hoof strokes or hard objects on the ground in case of a fall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Sécurité des personnes
DEF

Casque, porté par le cavalier, destiné à protéger sa tête des coups de sabots ou des objets durs sur le sol en cas de chute.

CONT

Bombe d'équitation [...] Protection pour le cavalier. Bombe légère et moderne, ventilation frontale. Revêtement en suédine microfibre douce.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Protección de las personas
Key term(s)
  • gorra de montar
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Record 8 2018-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
DEF

A dangerous play where a player comes from behind an opposing skater and trips the player unexpectedly by dragging the skate so the victim falls to the ice and quite often hits his head or lands hard due to the sneaky nature of the crime.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lacrosse
CONT

Our reading has indicated that the over-the-shoulder shot can indicate both a simple overhand shot (i.e., above the shoulder) and a shot in which the shooter swings the stick both behind the back and over the shoulder.

OBS

The upper hand of the shooter is in a position over his shoulder... [and] follows through in a vigorous throwing motion with a snap of the wrist as the lower hand pulls down hard on the butt end of the handle. The body weight transfers from the rear to the front leg... The head of the stick actually ends up pointing to the ground because the body follow-through is so complete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crosse
DEF

Tir exécuté en abaissant le bâton de l'épaule vers le bas.

Spanish

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Record 10 2014-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Curculionidae
Latin
OBS

This is a very large family of beetles. The adults range in size from small to large; they have stout bodies and a hard carapace. Weevils have a long narrow snout projecting from the head, with a pair of short, jointed antennae toward the middle of this snout.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Curculionidae
Latin
OBS

Grande famille d'insectes, de l'ordre des coléoptères, qui comprend entre autres les charançons.

Spanish

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Record 11 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A powerful shot used on a high return, and ... hit from above the head, like a serve.

OBS

Usage : strictly speaking the term "overhead" is a generic, i. e. it denotes any stroke, usually-but not always-a smash, executed like a serve by raising the racket above the head and swinging down hard. Some journalists are guided by this rule of thumb, however unreliable it may be :"If it is a hard stroke, use the term "smash" if it is a defensive stroke, use "overhead". However, the term "smash" more often than not can only denote the actual stroke, and not the result of the stroke, whereas the term "overhead" can denote either the stroke or the result. Consider the following phrases :"He frequently dumps overheads(and not :"to dump a smash") into the net; he hit a short overhead(and not : to hit a short smash).

PHR

Aggressive, angled, clean, overhead smash. Deep, inside-out, short, slice overhead. Overhead winner. Jump smash.

PHR

To choke, deck, hit, overhit, place, play, put away, slice an overhead smash.

PHR

To ease off on an overhead smash. To take an overhead smash in the air. To run down a lot of overhead smashes. To dump an overhead into the net.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Coup violent frappé de haut en bas qui écrase la balle au sol et la fait rebondir hors de la portée de l'adversaire.

CONT

Le smash est la réplique à un lob trop bas. C'est généralement une sorte de volée très haute, mais il peut s'effectuer après le rebond. Sa technique rappelle celle du service, à ceci près qu'il se réalise souvent beaucoup plus près du filet avec des ouvertures d'angle d'autant plus grandes. Un smash réussi termine généralement le point.

CONT

Les joueurs utilisent généralement le smash sur un retour très haut. Ce coup est frappé au-dessus de la tête comme pour le service.

OBS

Pluriel : des smashs, des smashes.

OBS

smashs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

PHR

Smash en l'air, en ciseaux, dans l'angle, défensif, définitif, difficile, facile, imparable, sur lob défensif/offensif, puissant, de volée.

PHR

Couper, frapper, placer, renvoyer, réussir un smash.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
DEF

Golpe fuerte de arriba abajo. Contestación a un lob.

OBS

Existen dos clases: 1) smash directo, o sin bote, dentro del cual podemos encuadrar al smash tijera o smash con salto; 2) smash indirecto o con bote. El término «remate» es más genérico que el anglicismo más usual «smash».

CONT

[...] el remate, aunque su nombre indica algo así como momento de rematar, de terminar esa jugada, no necesariamente siempre pasa así, pero es que, además, el remate, aun siendo decisivo, de terminación de la jugada, no es necesario que sea excesivamente potente; por lo tanto, se puede desechar la creencia [...] de que, para realizar un buen remate, es necesario tener mucha potencia de ejecución.

PHR

Smash (muy) colocado, con salto, corto, efectivo, largo, de revés.

PHR

Cortar un smash.

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Record 12 2009-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
CONT

There are two methods for serving lobster in the shell. The shell can be broken apart using lobster crackers and the meat then picked out, or the lobster can be cut in half down the centre and the claws cut open with a large heavy knife. All of the lobster is edible except for the shell, the small stomach(hard sac) behind the head and the dark vein, running down the back of the tail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
CONT

Le homard en carapace est un produit très luxueux, mais il existe peu de façons de le servir.

Spanish

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Record 13 2008-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
CONT

Final search [of avalanche victims. ] You are now within 4 meters and getting closer.... Many experienced practitioners agree that at this stage the job of your [avalanche] transceiver is largely done. Within the 2 m range the probe may be the most efficient tool to pinpoint the victim.... Be systematic.... Once you have a probe strike leave the probe in and begin digging-hard and efficiently. Additional probing may be valuable to determine where the head is and the orientation of the person.

CONT

Probability of Finding [an Avalanche] Victim. A probe contact is usually recognized by a soft, spongy feeling. The theoretical probability of contacting a buried person is about 70% for coarse probing on the first pass; with fine probing, the probability is close to 100%. In practice, the probability of finding a victim is lower. For example, probes can often deflected in the snow, altering the effectiveness of the search grid. In addition, probers sometimes fail to notice when the probe has hit a body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
CONT

Les techniques de sondage. Il s'agit de secours organisés [de victime d'avalanche]. Le sondage d'une zone est réparti en unités de 15 sondeurs au maximum. Chacune comprend en plus un chef de vague (aux ordres du chef d'opération) et 1 ou 2 pelleteurs munis chacun d'une sonde de rechange. En cas de «touche». Lorsqu'un sondeur sent une résistance, le chef de vague (en principe plus expérimenté) vient vérifier. La sonde est laissée en place. Un pelleteur donne une sonde de remplacement et la vague continue son travail jusqu'au dégagement de toutes les victimes. Les pelleteurs dégagent la neige en commençant en aval à une distance à peu près égale à la profondeur de la «touche».

Spanish

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Record 14 2007-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
CONT

Rubber massage glove. ... Great for massaging your horse while at the same time pulling off any dirt or loose hair.

OBS

[Grooming] gloves are great for giving your horse a good head and ear rub... and getting into those hard to groom areas such as the poll, around the eyes, under the jaw and on the legs of sensitive horses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

Gant de pansage [...] Permet de lustrer et faire briller la robe de votre cheval.

OBS

La friction générale du corps [du cheval] avec la brosse et autres instruments [de pansage] équivaut à un massage qui procure un grand bien-être et donne une belle apparence.

Spanish

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Record 15 2004-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Plant Breeding
CONT

Scientific wheat breeding in Canada had its origin in 1903 when Dr. Charles Saunders(son of William Saunders, the founder of Canadian Experimental Farms) selected one head of Marquis wheat from across of the European variety, Red Fife, and a much earlier maturing, unknown variety of hard red spring wheat from Calcutta, India. Since that time, more sophisticated breeding techniques have evolved but the original challenge of man against nature continues to be ever present.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Amélioration végétale
CONT

Au Canada, la sélection scientifique du blé remonte à 1903; cette année-là, Charles Saunders (fils de William Saunders, fondateur des fermes expérimentales canadiennes) sélectionnait le premier épi de blé marquis, à la suite du croisement d'une variété européenne, le Red Fife, avec une variété inconnue de blé de force roux de printemps, à maturation beaucoup plus hâtive, originaire de Calcutta. Depuis cette époque, les techniques de sélection se sont fort raffinées, mais le combat entre l'homme et la nature continue toujours.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Mejora vegetal
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Record 16 2003-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Geology
DEF

A hand tool used for breaking rock, consisting of a firmly fixed head of hardened steel with a blunt surface at one end and either a sharpened point(or pick, for breaking hard rock) or a sharpened edge(or chisel, for breaking soft rock) at the other end, and set crosswise on a handle.

OBS

It is the recognised symbol of the geologist, and his chief field instrument.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Géologie

Spanish

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Record 17 2002-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline
CONT

When you do a headspring, try to be as dynamic and forceful as possible with your arm-pushing action so that you do not have to rely on excessive arching to land on your feet.

OBS

Begin by squatting down and looking at the mat in front of you just beyond your outstretched, shoulder-width arms. Reach for the mat with your hands and put the top of your head on the mat between them as you extend your legs forcefully. This will drive your seat over your head and put you in a pike position. When... your seat is past your head, open your body rapidly into an arch-kip-and push down hard on the mat.... Land with your arms overhead in an upright stand....

PHR

headspring on the floor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gymnastique et trampoline
OBS

De la station fléchie, [la gymnaste doit] pousser sur les jambes pour poser les mains puis la tête entre les mains, dos plat, jambes en retard sur le buste, bassin légèrement en avant des appuis. [Ensuite elle exécute un] lancer vigoureux des jambes vers le haut avec [une] poussée des bras, [la] tête en extension pour tourner en avant à la station.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gimnasia y acrobacias sobre cama elástica
PHR

voltereta de cabeza en el suelo

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Record 18 1998-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

A paper defect characterized by unwanted folds or creases.

CONT

Gusseting occurs because the inner pages of a folded, closed head signature cannot move independently of the adjacent pages to compensate for progressively varying centres and radii of curvature of backbone fold from the outside pages to the centre pages of the signature. As a result, the paper in the centre of the signature is forced forward at the backbone, but being restrained at the head, it assumes corrugations or waves, and in extreme cases, these waves fold over and become hard wrinkles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
OBS

Du papier.

Spanish

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Record 19 1995-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Tennis racquets take quite a beating over time and head tape can be a life saver for battered frames... Head tape is definitely a good idea-especially on the side-because players can wear through the graphite... Head tape used to be very sticky and hard to manage but significant improvements have increased the quality of the product.

OBS

Related term: anti-scrape protection.

Key term(s)
  • scrape guard

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Une bande protège la tête du cadre et les cordes.

CONT

Au rayon des gadgets : une bande de protection pour tête de raquette en cas de frottement contre le sol.

Spanish

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Record 20 1992-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

Long, narrow portion of ice axe or ice hammer between head and spike, composed of hard, solid material and curved to ensure better hold and protection of fingers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Durant les années 90, les principaux fabricants de piolet technique [...] proposent un manche galbé, même si certains ne sont pas complètement convaincus par l'utilité de ce type de manche.

Spanish

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Record 21 1992-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

Long, narrow portion of ice axe between head and spike, composed of hard, solid material, curved, with indentations that may or may not be covered in a type of rubber to ensure a good hold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Partie longue et étroite du piolet-traction située entre la tête et la pique, courbé et avec des impressions pour assurer une meilleure tenue.

CONT

Le manche galbé avec ergots pour faciliter la tenue et le placement des doigts [...]

Spanish

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Record 22 1991-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
  • Radio Arts
DEF

... any combination of images, sounds or images and sounds including a commercial message, other than an alphanumeric service, that is designed to inform or entertain the public and is a) transmitted to a cable head end over the air, by microwave or satellite relay or by means of hard wire feed, or b) distributed by a licensee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Radio (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

A l'exclusion du service alphanumérique, toute combinaison d'images, de sons ou d'images et de sons, y compris un message publicitaire, qui vise à informer ou à divertir le public et qui est, selon le cas : a) transmis à une tête de ligne câblée en direct, par relais micro-ondes, par satellite ou par relais par câble; b) distribué par un titulaire.

Spanish

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Record 23 1991-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Primer that is separated completely from the cartridge or shotshell after firing and without obvious distortion of the primer pocket and case head. This may be caused by a loose primer or metal of the primer cup being too hard. See also "blown primer"; "loose primer".

OBS

Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Détachement complet de l'amorce d'une cartouche après le tir, sans déformation apparente de la cuvette d'amorçage ou du culot de la douille. Ceci peut être causé par une amorce lâche ou une capsule d'amorce trop dure. Voir aussi "amorce lâche"; "éjection de l'amorce".

OBS

Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 24 1987-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
CONT

Because large Japanese companies making their first major investments in North America will probably head for the United States, [Canada] should be targeting second-tier investments, the more specialized product lines of the large manufacturing companies.... "Second-tier" also applies to the size of companies; instead of trying so hard to attract the big companies..., we should try to attract smaller companies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

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Record 25 1980-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
DEF

(...) [It is] made with a diagonally cut head or face and a hard steel cutting edge to cut wire or other metal object close to the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
CONT

Pinces coupantes. La coupe des fils et des tiges de faible diamètre s'effectue avec des pinces coupantes. (...) les pinces coupantes diagonales (...) [ont] les tranchants (...) dans l'axe de l'outil.

Spanish

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